Rotary Club Installs New President, Earmarks N65m For Projects

Rotary Club of Abuja, Kubwa Gateway, has installed Sunday Fasipe as its 11th president. Fasipe plans to launch a N65 million humanitarian plan targeting underserved communities in Kubwa and the surrounding areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

His installation took place on Saturday in Abuja, and Fasipe will outline a mission focused on healthcare, education, and hygiene for vulnerable groups.

Fasipe’s key agenda includes building and equipping a 10-bed clinic in the club’s adopted community after Biajin in Kubwa.

The clinic aims to address the challenge of limited access to primary healthcare in rural settlements. This health intervention is expected to reduce preventable illnesses and support better health outcomes.

The club’s flagship humanitarian programmes also include “Mummy and Me,” which will distribute birthing kits to 1,000 mothers and expectant mothers, and “Pad the Girls,” a menstrual hygiene effort that will provide free sanitary pads to 1,000 rural girls for six months.

These interventions target maternal and adolescent health improvement in the communities.

Education support features through the “Back to School” initiative, aimed at returning 500 out-of-school children to classrooms. The project covers the provision of school uniforms, sandals, school bags, and payment of Parent-Teacher Association fees. Fasipe called for support from Rotarians, friends, and guests to fully realise the N65 million goal.

Immediate past president, Rotarian Adaeze Ukoma, reaffirmed the club’s dedication to completing the ongoing healthcare facility. She listed achievements in the adopted community and highlighted the club’s fundraising efforts to sustain a positive impact.

Meanwhile, the Rotary Club of Abuja Gudu has inaugurated Rotarian (Barr.) Kizita Adaeze Ezenagu as its 6th President for the 2025–2026 Rotary year. In her speech, Ezenagu praised the immediate past president for exemplary service and affirmed that the new Rotary year holds immense promise for impactful initiatives that create lasting change.

Unveiling the club’s projects for the year, Ezenagu announced several interventions across key focus areas, including maternal and child health, disease prevention, and economic development. These include the distribution of birth kits to expectant mothers, immunisation and deworming of schoolchildren at the Durumi Health Care Centre, and a medical outreach in the adopted community of Angwan Fulani, Gaduwa. Additionally, the club will provide free cataract surgeries and distribute reusable sanitary pads to 100 women.

In the area of disease prevention, the club plans to build and equip a clinic within the Dupa Correctional Centre in Gwagwalada. Under economic development, it will donate Agro-chemical materials and agricultural tools to support local farmers. On peace and conflict resolution, the club will assist in decongesting prisons and rehabilitating freed inmates. The administration also pledged to support basic education and literacy through scholarships for 100 pupils, distribution of writing materials in schools across Angwan Fulani, Gaduwa, and Masa International School, Karsana, as well as borehole rehabilitation for improved water access.

Rotarian Kanny Okoye, Zone 1’s zonal coordinator, highlighted that the investiture also served as a fundraising event to support the execution of these humanitarian projects. She reiterated that all initiatives are aligned with Rotary International’s vision of promoting peace, fighting disease, supporting education, and growing local economies. The ceremony underscored the club’s commitment to service above self and fostering positive change in underserved communities.